US sanctions prevent Russia from delivering Su-35s to Indonesia

[The Ronin]

Russia has to postpone the delivery of Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to Indonesia due to complications caused by U.S. sanctions, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Thursday, October 4, citing two top managers from Russian defense industry enterprises and a source close to the government.

The Russia-Indonesia deal for 11 Su-35s has reportedly retained its legal force, but its implementation will be postponed. One of the newspaper’s sources called the situation “unpleasant,” but “not critical.”

Negotiations for the contract began in November 2015 but were held up over countertrade deals and offset obligations. The $1.1 billion agreement was finally signed in February, and Indonesia was expecting to receive the first two aircraft by October.

According to Kommersant, Russia fears the introduction of the U.S. sanctions against a commercial bank, which was supposed to participate in the implementation of the contract. At the same time, U.S. authorities did not provide Indonesia with guarantees that they would not impose sanctions for cooperating with the Russian defense industry.

The Su-35 is a multirole 4th generation super-maneuverable thrust-vectoring fighter jet equipped with a phased array radar. The aircraft’s top speed is reportedly 2,500 km/h (1,500 mph) and it has a combat radius of around 1,600 km (1,000 miles). It carries a 30mm gun and has 12 external hardpoints.

https://thedefensepost.com/2018/10/04/russia-su-35-indonesia-sanctions/

 

[313ghazi]

US has sanctions against Indonesia too? When will the inept leaders of Muslim countries realise that step fathers do not love you like your own father. They are looking to China, USA, Russia for help, but turn away from what Allah has proscribed for them.

1.5 billion people, untold wealth and we can't match the technology of the developed world.

 

[Tshering22]

US has sanctions against Indonesia too? When will the inept leaders of Muslim countries realise that step fathers do not love you like your own father. They are looking to China, USA, Russia for help, but turn away from what Allah has proscribed for them.

1.5 billion people, untold wealth and we can't match the technology of the developed world.

CAATSA is against everyone. Muslim or not.

One good thing that can come out of it is that all the independent countries veer their defence purchases to Russia or France and ignore US in the process.

That's the best it can. CAATSA is illegal and most countries will not accept it.

 

[313ghazi]

CAATSA is against everyone. Muslim or not.

One good thing that can come out of it is that all the independent countries veer their defence purchases to Russia or France and ignore US in the process.

That's the best it can. CAATSA is illegal and most countries will not accept it.

I sincerely wish our leaders in Asia had the courage and wisdom to settle our disputes and to build trust between our nations. Then none of us would be suffering at the hands of the Europeans or the harami offspring.

Between China, India and the Muslim world, we have more than half the worlds population, and definitely the majority of the worlds poor. If we could settle our disputes we could work to build a better world for all our people, a world in which we could ignore the Americans and CAATSA and other such BS.

 

[rambro]

When will the world stand up against the US regime's hostility.

There is no chance for US to wage war n win against all

 

[Indos]

US has sanctions against Indonesia too? When will the inept leaders of Muslim countries realise that step fathers do not love you like your own father. They are looking to China, USA, Russia for help, but turn away from what Allah has proscribed for them.

1.5 billion people, untold wealth and we can't match the technology of the developed world.

Indonesia currently is undergoing KFX/IFX program with South Korea and also US (Lockheed Martin). This SU 35 acquisition can disturb on that going program. So it is logical for Indonesia to halt the acquisition of SU 35 if US doesnt give Indonesia green light on the transaction. Personally I am against SU 35 acquisition if it can harm our on going strategic program (KFX/IFX).

If Indonesia doesnt have KFX/IFX program, I am quite sure that Indonesia will take a risk and buy that fighter plane.

This is report from Indonesia

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Wiranto Waits for a US Sanctioned Embargo to Buy Russian Sukhoi Jets

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs) Wiranto said the government could not yet ascertain to buy 11 main defense system (Alutsista) equipment in the form of Sukhoi SU 35 fighter aircraft from Russia.

He said the government was still waiting for the United States to release the threat of sanctions against countries that want to buy defense equipment from Russia.

"So we wait, the sanctions are still general, there are also statements that it is very possible [to be released]," Wiranto said when met at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Politics and Security, Jakarta, Friday (3/8).

On August 2017, the United States Government issued the United States Adversary Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) policy.

The policy aims to sanction countries that purchase defense equipment from Russia.

Nevertheless, Wiranto believes the US Government will provide relief and even release sanctions to Indonesia, although it still insists on buying Sukhoi from Russia.

The conviction was based on the statement of US Defense Secretary James Norman Mattis in July that he had acted to ask the US Congress to provide relief for sanctions given to three countries, namely Indonesia, India and Vietnam.

"That's why we wait, because there are three countries that can be released from the sanctions, including Indonesia, India and Vietnam. If it is reckless (buying), but what are the sanctions? Think about the consequences?" Wiranto said.

Previously, the Indonesian government planned to buy 11 units of Sukhoi SU-35 fighters from Russia to replace F5 fighter jets with a total value of US $ 1.14 billion in the middle of last year.

https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasion...embargo-sanksi-as-untuk-beli-jet-sukhoi-rusia

 

[Imran Khan]

CAATSA is for poor or under heavy influenced of US countries .

 

[maximuswarrior]

Wow. Just wow. The US blackmailing half the planet.

This is the US folks. It provides waivers to certain countries and sanctions others.

 

[zectech]

There is a movie called Clue and they all work for Washington and are being blackmailed, the one who is not working for Washington works at the UN. The point of the movie is to show everyone Washington is about blackmail. In the end, the FBI kills the blackmailer, when it should be one of those being blackmailed. All the ones being blackmailed kill their informants, but not the one behind them all.